TY - BOOK AU - Moeckli,Daniel AU - Shah,Sangeeta AU - Sivakumaran,Sandesh AU - Harris,D.J. TI - International human rights law SN - 9780199560257 (pbk.) AV - K3240 .I583 2010 U1 - 341.48 22 PY - 2010/// CY - Oxford PB - Oxford University Press KW - Human rights N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; What are human rights for? : three personal reflections / Navanethem Pillay, Kenneth Roth, Hina Jilani -- History / Ed Bates -- Philosophy / James W. Nickel and David A. Reidy -- Critiques / Marie-Bénédicte Dembour -- Politics / Julie Mertus -- Sources / Christine Chinkin -- Nature of obligations / Frédéric Mégret -- Scope of application / Sarah Joseph -- Categories of rights / Theo van Boven -- Equality and non-discrimination / Daniel Moeckli -- Integrity of the person / Nigel S. Rodley -- Adequate standard of living / Asbjorn Eide -- Thought, expression, association, and assembly / Kevin Boyle -- Education and work / Fons Coomans -- Administration of justice / Sangeeta Shah -- Sexual orientation and gender identity / Michael O'Flaherty -- Women's rights / Dianne Otto -- Rights of peoples and minorities / Robert McCorquodale -- United Nations / Markus Schmidt -- The Americas / Jo Pasqualucci -- Europe / Steven Greer -- Africa / Christof Heyns and Magnus Killander -- Within the state / Andrew Byrnes and Catherine Renshaw -- International humanitarian law / Sandesh Sivakumaran -- International criminal law / Robert Cryer -- Non-state actors / Andrew Clapham -- Terrorism / Martin Scheinin -- Poverty / Stephen P. Marks -- Environmental degradation / Malgosia Fitzmaurice N2 - International Human Rights Law' offers a thought-provoking consideration of the subject, from its philosophical foundations to contemporary challenges, with contributions from leading experts. Critical & detailed, it covers all elements of a traditional international human rights course & is suitable for use as a stand-alone textbook ER -